Tsotsi actor Presley Chweneyagae laid to rest
Presley Chweneyagae’s family and friends say the late actor will always be remembered as a kind soul and devoted friend.
Loved ones paid tribute to the 40-year-old, who was laid to rest in Pretoria on Saturday.
Chweneyagae’s family said he had died of natural causes on May 27.
The acting icon was best known for his roles in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi, Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, and for his portrayal of Thuso “Cobra” Mokoena in the television series The River.
In a recorded message played at his funeral, his wife Charlaine Chweneyagae described him as a good husband and kind-hearted man.
She says he cared about the people around him.
Actor and long-time friend Zenzo Ngqobe, who starred alongside Chweneyagae, in Tsotsi shared their moments together.
" The two weeks we spent at home - you came to check on me. We spoke about the plans. You told me about the role that you were writing for me. I told you about a role that I have for you in the movie that we are meant to do together. I realize that those were our plans.
"Right now, we must readjust, redo everything, because now we are dealing with God's plan. You made it my boy. We made it. I'll always love you."
Actor and friend Warren Masemola says they argued about many things but always supported one another.
"I don't understand people who don't fight with their friends or the people they claim they love. If you say you love somebody, love them fully and be there for them at every hour of their life."
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